Drenis

Drenis (died 73 BC) was a Thracian warrior and gladiator. He was a friend of Spartacus, and he was killed in gladiatorial combat with Arkadios at the Capua arena in 73 BC.

Biography
Drenis and Spartacus were both members of the Maedi tribe of Thrace, and the two men became well-known warriors from their tribe. In 73 BC, they became Roman auxiliaries during the defense of Thrace from the Getae barbarians, and Drenis became angry at the Romans, who left the Thracians with the scraps of the spoils of war despite not doing much fighting. He even brawled with Spartacus over Spartacus' support for the Romans, but the two would become closer once Spartacus found out that the Romans were abandoning their defense of the Thracians in favor of seeking glory on the battlefield against the army of Pontus. Drenis was the first man to join Spartacus' mutiny, killing Gaius Claudius Glaber's tribune and bodyguards at the Thracian camp. The Thracian warriors were later captured and sold into slavery, and Drenis was sent to the arena in Capua to die in a gladiatorial match. His throat was cut by Arkadios' sword during the fight, and Spartacus would avenge him by slaying Arkadios in the next fight.